Recreation includes camping at Forest Service improved campgrounds, cabins and yurts at the Olallie Lake Resort.[4] The use of motor boats is prohibited on the snow melt fed alpine lakes by state law;[5] the Olallie Resort has paddle boats and rowboats for rent. Access is via Forest Road 46 to Forest Road 4690 to Forest Road 4220 or from Forest Road 42 to Forest Road 4220. These roads are closed in the winter. The last few miles of Forest Road 4220 are gravel. The Scenic Area has seven campgrounds; they are Olallie Meadows, Camp Ten, Paul Dennis, Peninsula, Lower Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Triangle Lake Equestrian.

Lakes[edit]

Olallie Lake Resort's boat dock

Located in Jefferson and Marion counties at 4,500 feet (1,400 m) above sea level the area is home to over 200 lakes in the Scenic Area that lies in the shadow of Olallie Butte.[2] The largest of these lakes is the namesake Olallie Lake that has a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) shoreline.[2] The lake sits at 4,900 feet (1,500 m) and is 240 acres (0.97 km2) in size with a maximum depth of 43 feet (13 m).[2][6] The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks the lake with both Rainbow trout and Brook trout.[6] Mill Creek on the eastern shore is the only outflow, and once had a small dam to help keep water levels constant.[2] Other lakes include Triangle, Lower, First, Head, Horse Shoe, Spoon, Surprise, Fish, Giffords, View, Top, Fork, Upper, Timber, Red, Averil, Wall, Sheep, and countless more.[2]